Gneiss. It is a high grade metamorphic rock, having been subjected to higher temperatures and pressures than schist. It is formed by the metamorphosis of granite, or sedimentary rock.
As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, Earth turns counterclockwise.
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.